If you could speak any language, what would it be? Or maybe you are
already bilingual, what language do you speak?

I am not bilingual, but speak a little Spanish and Danish. I learned
Spanish in high school but have never been fluent..but I wish I was. My
grandparents are from Denmark, so I grew up listening to them speak. I
still have a lot of family over there and have learned to understand
quite a bit through visits with them!

BUT if I could learn any language it would be sign language. I think it
is awesome to be able to communicate with the ASL community.

I would like to learn the ancient language of the sumarians and while
learning how to read sanskrit. There is so much to learn from that
ancient civilization, knowledge that could be beneficial to the world
now. Another language that i would like to learn is the Cherokee language.

I would totally say Spanish. I have taken two years of Spanish and a
year of Italian.Now.. do I remember any of that Italian from my Freshman
year....no:(. But the Spanish has stuck with me and I can speak a
sentence or two to a fluent speaker without embarrassing myself. I think
it is extremely beneficial because the Spanish language is widely used
globally. Even if someone speaks a certain Spanish dialect, or a
neighboring language such as Italian, they may get something out of what
you're trying to say. This is a great way of expanding your
communication boundaries with those around you, and others you may come
across during travels!

I think it's really important to engage with the differently abled
across all spectrums, and I think ASL is critical in this.

My dad immigrated to the US from Brazil when he was just a baby. I never
met him and am kind of disconnected from that entire side of my family.
I've always been really interested in Brazil because of this, so I'd
love to be able to speak Portuguese.

I can read and write in Spanish and, given enough time, speak it. But
the hard thing is understanding what is said. Spanish takes twice as
many syllables as English, so if you want to transmit information at the
same speed, you have to speak twice as fast. It's easier for me to
transcribe John Coltrane's sax solos from recordings than it is to
understand the actors in the Telemundo novelas. Like anything else,
that takes time and practice.

My wife is so fluent in Spanish that it turns me on every time I hear
her speak it. She can speak about six syllables per second! Ever watch
reruns on The Adamms Family? Every time Morticia speaks French, Gomez
goes crazy? That's about how it works. I wish I could do that too but
it would spoil the fun.

I can speak, read, and write fluently in Spanish and Tigrinya (an East
African language). I also have a basic understanding of Italian and
Swedish. I hope to become fluent in a great number of languages
including Arabic, Swahili, Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian, and French.
The tonation languages are too hard for me to grasp. I would also like
to learn ASL; all I know is how to sign the English alphabet. I hear it
is similar to other sign languages.

I have taken Honors Spanish for 3 years and remember almost none of it,
although certain words or phrases pop into my head occasionally. I'm
not sure what language other than that would interest me. I suppose we
should all learn ASL because the population in the US is getting older
and hearing loss will be a thing if it is not already and it would be
nice to be able to communicate with grandparents, and even parents as
they age.